Join us for an evening with Matías Tarnopolsky, the Linda and Mitch Hart President & CEO of the New York Philharmonic and one of the leading cultural executives of his generation. With a career spanning some of the world’s foremost orchestras, performing arts centers, and universities, Tarnopolsky has championed innovative partnerships, expanded audiences, and strengthened the role of cultural institutions as civic anchors. His work has consistently focused on connecting artistic excellence with public life, fostering new collaborations, and bringing music to broader and more diverse communities.

Hosted by Emmy Award–winning writer Randy Cohen, Person Place Thing invites remarkable guests to share stories about one person, one place, and one thing that hold special meaning to them. The evening will also feature live music by Duo Kayo, the chamber music partnership of violist Edwin Kaplan and cellist Titilayo Ayangade. Drawing on more than two decades of combined experience with ensembles including the Tesla Quartet, Palaver Strings, and Thalea String Quartet, the duo is dedicated to expanding the chamber music repertoire through commissions, premieres, and fresh interpretations of classical works. Their adventurous programming and expressive performances invite audiences to experience chamber music in new ways.

Sponsored by the Viñoly Foundation and hosted at Rafael Viñoly Architects’ headquarters in Lower Manhattan, this live conversation promises an evening of thoughtful dialogue, music, and creative insight. Drawing on decades of leadership across the cultural sector, Tarnopolsky offers a deeply personal perspective on music, community, and the enduring power of the arts to inspire connection, imagination, and civic life.

THE PLAYGROUND, the National Building Museum’s bold and interactive summer installation, transforms the Museum’s Great Hall into a monumental, sculptural landscape inspired by the familiar experience of a public park. Designed for all ages, THE PLAYGROUND encourages movement, exploration, and interaction, creating an immersive environment where play becomes a shared social and cultural experience.

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Cities across the United States face increasingly complex social, technological, and environmental challenges, the next chapter of mobility must extend beyond infrastructure to prioritize human experience, inclusivity, and sustainability.

Join Mormedi at gathering of forward-thinking innovators, policymakers, and design leaders, to explore actionable outcomes for New York and other U.S. cities to evolve through integrated, data-driven, and sustainable mobility solutions.

The event is free. RSVP here.

From visionary Plug-in cities to the vibrant world of Pop Art and the call for radical architecture, find out how Sir Peter Cook, co- founder of Archigram, influenced a generation of architects including former students, STUFISH and Rem Koolhaas. In this talk he will share his path towards architecture, the importance of creativity, playfulness, drawing, and the significance of postwar modern technology. He not only redefined architecture, he rebuilt the schools for creative architects.

Biography
Sir Peter Cook RA is a titan of architectural innovation. He is currently the director of Peter Cook Studio. As a founder of the radical experimentalist group Archigram, he was awarded the RIBA Royal Gold Medal for redefining the possibilities of the discipline. Former Director of the Bartlett and the ICA, he was knighted in 2007 for his services to architecture. His works are recognised globally, including Graz Kunsthaus, the Play Pavilion, The Innovation Studio, the Bund University and so on. 

Event Details
Date:  11 Jul
Time: 2 pm
Location:  art'otel London Hoxton
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About Kreative Talks
Kreative Talks, produced by Artificial Kreativity, is a curated speaker series dedicated to sharing the stories behind the creatives shaping the world. Artificial Kreativity launched this initiative in 2025 with the aim of bringing exposure to the creative professions. Previous speakers included Peter Murray OBE, STUFISH, fashion show producer John Walford, and East London mural artist Otto Schade. Learn more about our Kreative Talk series and upcoming speakers here: Kreative Talks

In partnership with
art'otel London Hoxton | Polish Cultural Institute in London | RIBA London | Evelyn Glennie 

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So, what skills as designers we need to make planet-centric decisions and increase our positive influence?

To explore this topic, we invited Cat Drew, Chief Design Officer at Design Council, the powerhouse behind the Double Diamond Framework. From leading Design Council's Design for Planet mission, to creating the world’s first Government AI & Data Ethics Framework Cat has made a career of using design to shift systems to help people to live happier and healthier lives.

In this 90-minute interview, she'll share the Skills for the Planet Blueprint developed by Design Council, to help designers shape a regenerative, resilient and inclusive world for all.

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Founded by Celia Chaussabel and Ekin Bilal, NOT NOT is a design practice working across architecture, objects, and stories. The office explores the overlooked spaces, materials, and systems that shape the built environment, from maintenance routines and demolition debris to regulatory gray zones and infrastructures that sustain buildings over time.

The eponymous exhibition NOT NOT features a mix of recent work by Chaussabel and Bilal alongside new designs, commissions, and proposals. Side-by-side with architectural drawings and models, the exhibition includes animations, video games, comics, furniture, and other formats that expand how architecture can be made and shared.

Supported by NYSCA and the Architectural League of New York, this exhibition turns Van Alen Institute’s Urban Room into something between a show and a working office. 

Ekin Bilal and Celia Chaussabel are members of the Van Alen Vanguard, a network of 21 emerging design leaders. Activating Van Alen’s space at 303 Bond Street, the Vanguard develops public programs and exhibitions that reimagine designers’ roles in civic life. NOT NOT is the first exhibition presented as part of the Van Alen Vanguard.

As Mark McDonald notes, “In the context of ‘T’ Space, and alongside architecture and furniture, [Saliske’s] sculptures can be read as models for imagined or speculative spaces. There is a push and pull in that ambiguity. The reverse can also happen: architectural models and furniture begin to read as sculpture.”

This dialogue emerged naturally. Saliske elaborates: “They could be architecture, or machine parts, or a section lifted from nature. The viewer brings their own experiences to an abstract form to make sense of it. When I make sculpture, all forms in my environment are available consciously or unconsciously. The trick for me is to keep this information suspended so that everything is in play at once.”

The exhibition includes works by Frank Lloyd Wright, Alvar Aalto, Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Rudolph Schindler, Robert Mallet-Stevens, Frank Gehry, Steven Holl, Jean Nouvel, Philip Johnson, Serge Chermayeff, Henry P. Glass, and Richard Meier.

An interview by Kelly Pope with Mark McDonald and Margaret Saliske further explores these intersections of sculpture, furniture, architecture, and space. Read the full interview here.

Opening Sunday, June 14, 11 – 5  

On view through August 23,  2026

Archive Gallery Open Hours: Sundays 11 – 5  

60 Round Lake Road, Rhinebeck, NY 12572

Mark McDonald is a leading authority on twentieth-century design. For over four decades, he has advised leading collectors and museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the Vitra Design Museum. Frequently cited as an expert in national publications, he has also contributed to books on design from the 1930s through the 1970s.

In 1982, McDonald co-founded Fifty/50 in New York City with Ralph Cutler and Mark Isaacson, pioneering the research, exhibition, marketing, and sale of what became known as Mid-Century Modern design. He later opened Gansevoort Gallery and, after relocating to the Hudson Valley in 2003, continued dealing in exceptional examples of mid-century design. Today he works from Hudson L-House, designed by Steven Holl Architects, where he continues to advise collectors and museums while specializing in rare mid-century design and studio jewelry.

Margaret Saliske lived and worked in New York City until moving to the Hudson Valley in 1989. She has a B.A. degree from Bennington College and attended the Whitney Museum of American Art Independent Study Program in studio art. In 2018 she received an Apexart fellowship to Seoul South Korea and in 2019 was a visiting artist at the American Academy in Rome.

She exhibited her work at Artists Space and 55 Mercer Street Gallery in New York City before moving upstate where she has shown her work at numerous area galleries. She exhibited with Pamela Salisbury in Hudson NY and Lockwood Gallery in Kingston NY. In 2023, she was represented at Art Taipei by Carrie Chen Gallery. She was recently included in “Let It Shine” an exhibition of New York artists in Mark McDonald’s L House designed by Steven Holl. Saliske lives and works in Hudson, New York. 

October 8–10, 2026 | Portland State University | Portland, Oregon

We are excited to announce the Structures for Inclusion (SFI) Conference 2026. This year's theme is Indigenous Public Interest Design: Cultural Knowledge and Practices. Over three days, speakers, practitioners, researchers, and community members will share built works, strategies, and practices that center Indigenous wisdom in design and the built environment.

Co-organized by Design Corps, the SEED Network, the Center for Public Interest Design (CPID), and the ITECK Program at Portland State University.

We look forward to gathering in October to share Indigenous knowledge, celebrate exemplary design and shape positive futures together.

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Call for Papers

Abstract Deadline: June 19, 2026

CPID, ITECK, and Design Corps invite scholars and practitioners to submit abstracts for 20-minute presentations on topics in Indigenous Public Interest Design. We welcome work across eight thematic areas: Food Sovereignty; Land Rights / Reclaiming the Land; Land as Pedagogy and Sacred Connection; Urban Indigenous Experiences and Spatial Justice; Indigenous Design Methodologies and Community Engagement; Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Relationality, and Practice; Storytelling as Collaborative Past and Futures; and Open Session. Papers selected will be presented by authors at the Structures for Inclusion conference.

Proposals must include contact information, a 250-word abstract, and four keywords. Selected presenters will be notified in July; full papers are due September 10, 2026, with publication to follow in Fall 2026.

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Indigenous SEED Awards: Call for Entries

Deadline July 1, 2026

The 2026 Indigenous SEED competition is open. Five Awards for Excellence in Indigenous Public Interest Design will be selected by a jury of seven Indigenous leaders to honor projects that exemplify excellence in Indigenous design. Each winner will receive a $1,500 honorarium and present their work at the SFI Conference. The award and conference are co-organized by Design Corps, the SEED Network, CPID, and ITECK. Entries are free of charge.

• Application deadline: July 1, 2026, 11:59 PM EST

• Winners announced: August 21, 2026

Featuring:

• Antonia Cereijido, L.A. Material

• Frederick Fisher, Frederick Fisher and Partners

• Christopher Hawthorne, Punch List

• Jimenez Lai, Bureau Spectacular

• Samuel Medina, New York Review of Architecture

• Carolina A. Miranda, arts and culture journalist

• and plenty of vox populi!

Plus:

• New photographs of the David Geffen Galleries by Janna Ireland

An open-bar reception will follow the forum.

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